Boy this thread brought out the 270 win vs '06 guys. Each to their own.
I love the 1911 and have Colt NM's and a Kimber match target and they would do in a shooting situation.
I have 44 Mags, more on this one later.
I have 357's.
I have 22 LR's.
I have 380's.
I have 1 40 S&W in a Sig 229. I love it. I bought some extra mags on sale and before the ammo dried up I bought a bunch of Winchester Lawman ammo at Cabellas, I think it was 14.97 a box. I bought a lot.
In the ammo shortage I went by an LGS I used to frequent on a regular basis. They had guns aplenty but 22 LR, and about any pistol calibers were not selling due to no ammo to feed them. I saw one box of Winchester Lawman in 40 there one day marked $65.00. It was the only box they had, I suspect the employees nabbed the rest.
I reload the 45 acp. My 40 Sig is not shot as much, it is for serious stuff, I do CC it more during the winter since a coat covers it well. IT is heavier than a Glock, I don't feel nor think it recoils much at all in the Sig.
Up close I know a 22 LR to the brain will work, saw the cadavers.
I've never had to shoot a person, been ready too, but it worked out.
Some times on the farm we had to shoot chicken, sheep killing dogs.
I've run a 38 Special 158 grain RN thru a large hound behind the shoulder and thru both lungs. He ran about 50 yards and dropped.
I shot a large heinz 57 that was about the size of a German Shepherd. I hit it behind the shoulder with a REM 240 Gr HP in 44 Mag. He ran about 50 yards and dropped.
Both dogs were running when hit. If one does not hit the old T in the old FBI/LE targets to end it now a shot thru the lungs will not stop it and if they are shooting you may be in trouble.
I saw one guy shot thru 1 lung by LE, he walked into the hospital.
The county did the investigation of a shooting by a City PD using an Ithaca 20 gauge and #4 Buck. Per witness the person shot once and when the LE shot the 1st guy went down immediately.
Someone early in this thread said rifle or a shotgun and buck shot. He is right.
I know from reading about many home invasions or burglers caught in the act they most often turn and run. If you get a crazed one you probably will need a stopper and if your choice is a handgun bullet placement is paramount. Caliber size 2nd.
If I go to the door at night it usually is a 1911 in 45acp goes with me.
But I do have a "shortgun" sitting by the bed, that shortgun is a short barreled 12 gauge shotgun. #4 buck is in it.
I'll go back to reading about the dead 40 and why others are better and so we are clear on the subject, the 270 Winchester O'connor can do everything the '06 can. I have some 270's. BUT, If I lived in Grizz country I would carry one of my 300 mags to deer hunt with or have it handy in the truck with 200 grain bullets because Elmer Keith was right too.
I now own a 33 as well, I wanted to play around with the .357 sig?
